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Spending all day roasting a pig before a Super Bowl party. Catching up with friends at the Coho Cafe, where cartoon figures of famous alumni are painted on the walls. There's a caricature of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, and even one of Tiger Woods, who...
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Spending all day roasting a pig before a Super Bowl party. Catching up with friends at the Coho Cafe, where cartoon figures of famous alumni are painted on the walls. There's a caricature of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, and even one of Tiger Woods, who...
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ORLANDO, FL- FEBRUARY 10: A sign for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is displayed outside the International Builder's show February 10, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke spoke on the state of the... View Photo »
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I don't have quite as much confidence as some people around the table that there will be no spillover effect
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"The new group at the Fed is not equal to the problem that faces it," she says, daring to utter a thought that fellow critics mostly utter sotto voce.January 22, 2008 The cut has become infected and a limb is in danger. Ben Bernanke is panicking and...
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New NBER paper suggests that Bernanke's personality has stymied the Federal Reserve. FORTUNE -- Would we all be better off if Ben Bernanke were more like Simon Cowell? A new paper published this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research seems to...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the outlook for the U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 7, 2012. NEWARK, Delaware (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers...
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ORLANDO, FL- FEBRUARY 10: Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the International Builder's show February 10, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. The Chairman spoke on the state of the economy and banking. View Photo »
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That’s what Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan did
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As another example, the Committee might be worried about its credibility in the other direction if a focus on a backward-looking indicator of economic progress induced overshooting. And here’s a response by Ben Bernanke (p. 45) at the same meeting:...
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"The new group at the Fed is not equal to the problem that faces it," she says, daring to utter a thought that fellow critics mostly utter sotto voce.January 22, 2008 The cut has become infected and a limb is in danger. Ben Bernanke is panicking and...
About Ben Bernanke
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Ben Shalom Bernanke (pronounced \ber-NAN-kee\, \bər-'nan-kē\ or \bɚ.ˈnæn.ki\) (born December 13, 1953) is the incumbent Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. Bernanke succeeded Alan Greenspan on February 1, 2006. He is ranked 4th most powerful person in the world in an annual ranking by Newsweek. Full Article
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ORLANDO, FL- FEBRUARY 10: Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke is greeted by applause at the International Builder's show February 10, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. The Chairman spoke on the state of the economy and banking.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R), walks with Barry Rutenberg, incoming Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), before speaking about housing markets in transition at the International Builders' Show organized by the NAHB in Orlando, Florida February 10,...
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks about housing markets in transition at the International Builders' Show organized by the National Association of Homebuilders in Orlando, Florida February 10, 2012.
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US Senator Jeff Sessions (R), R-AL, speaks with US Seantor Chuck Grassley, R-IA, as Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on 'The Outlook for U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 7, 2012.
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US Senator Bill Nelson, D-Florida, points to a chart as Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on 'The Outlook for US Monetary and Fiscal Policy' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 7, 2012.
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the US Senate Budget Committee on 'The Outlook for U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 7, 2012. US stocks opened lower Tuesday as traders awaited fresh testimony from Federal Reserve...
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke takes his seat as he arrives for a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee February 7, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine 'The Outlook for U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy.'
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Budget Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on February 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. Bernanke stressed the importance of enacting policies that would boost the economy in addition to cutting...
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US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies at the congressional hearing on 'The State of the US Economy' at the Canon House Office Building on the Capitol Hill on February 2, 2012. Bernanke told Congress Thursday that achieving a sustainable budget and debt balance should...
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke prepares to testify at the House Budget committee hearing on the state of the Economy on Capitol Hill in Washington February 2, 2012.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, before the House Budget Committee.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the House Budget Committee is visible on television screens on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Bernanke is urging lawmakers to balance their desire to cut deficits with policies that could help...
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ORLANDO, FL- FEBRUARY 10: Incoming Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Barry Rutenberg (L) shakes hands with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke at the International Builder's show February 10, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. The Chairman spoke on the...
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U.S Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) points to a chart showing U.S. employment change per quarter over the past several years, as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (not pictured) testifies before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the outlook for the U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy...
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke arrives for a press conference announcing that the Fed will take no action on interest rates at the Federal Reserve Bank on January 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. Following the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke takes part in a news conference at the William McChesney Martin Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, following the January Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
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House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R- Wis. , presides over the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, where Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified.
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ORLANDO, FL- FEBRUARY 10: A sign for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is displayed outside the International Builder's show February 10, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke spoke on the state of the economy and banking at the show.
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The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke listens to a question at a news conference at the William McChesney Martin Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, January 25, 2012.
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The hands of Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke are seen during a news conference at the William McChesney Martin Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, January 25, 2012.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) arrives for a meeting with Republican senators in the U.S. Capitol December 14, 2011 in Washington, DC. Bernanke briefed Republican senators on the potential fallout from Europe's debt crisis.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) walks with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (C) in the U.S. Capitol December 14, 2011 in Washington, DC. Bernanke briefed Republican senators on the potential fallout from Europe's debt crisis.
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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke takes part in a news conference at the William McChesney Martin Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. Bernanke will likely tell members of Congress on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, that the slowly improving...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke during a town hall meeting for soldiers and their families at Fort Bliss, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in El Paso, Texas. Bernanke on Thursday tried to reassure U.S. soldiers, a group hit hard by high unemployment, that the Fed is working to...
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ORLANDO, FL- FEBRUARY 10: Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke is greeted by applause at the International Builder's show February 10, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. The Chairman spoke on the state of the economy and banking.
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